Chicken and Vegetable Soup for Breastfeeding Mother

Once you deliver a baby and start to feed this tiny human being you have to take care of your diet. At least for the first 8 to 10 weeks after delivery, you must take a lot of liquid diets. Means eat everything in liquid form - Chapati, halva, dal, fenugreek vegetable, kheer, milkshakes, and Chicken and vegetable soup. Basically, you have to drink water and water. Water is the most important factor in our breast milk. The doctor advised having 2 glasses of water before breastfeeding and after breastfeeding. Even if you feel you drink enough water there is always a requirement to consume more. 

Doctors and elders in my family also suggested having chicken in your diet. Yes, chicken. If you want to have a speedy recovery from your c- section or normal delivery, you have to consume nutritious food that should be high in protein. 

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Why chicken is necessary for breastfeeding moms?

Chicken is the best protein source and it helps us in our body recovery. We, moms, know how our every muscle and bone tears up while pushing our baby. Chicken helps in tissue repairing and muscle reconstruction. My doctors also suggested me to have chicken in my daily meal, in boiled or soup form.

Does the breastfeeding mother have fry chicken?

No, not at all. You can have chicken in a very mild form without any spices. It should be made in less oil or butter. A breastfeeding mom should have her all food cooked in butter. But when you are lactating you are not supposed to eat any spices which are harmful to the babies. This is as per our elders and yes, I geneually follow that. Because it really helps to have a less gassy and cranky baby. 

So please follow your granny, mummy's, an elder's instructions ONLY (apart from doctors). They know better what is good for you and your baby. - As per my personal experience.

I am sharing a nutritious chicken soup. By consuming this soup you will get protein, vitamins, and fiber. I had it during my first child too. This is not my recipe. My bua (my Father's sister's recipe) is suitable for breastfeeding mothers. My mother also had this soup when she was lactating.

Without a further do let's jump into the recipe.

Chicken and Vegetable Soup   Author: Neeta Kadam 🕒 Prep Time: 15 minutes 🕒 Cook Time: 25 minutes 🕒 Total Time: 40 minutes   Ingredients   2 cups boiled and finely chopped chicken. 4 cups chicken stock. 1 cup steamed sweet corn. 1 cup finely chopped vegetables (carrot, beans, mushroom) ½ cup green part of spring onion. 1 cup finely chopped onion. 2tsp cornflour. 2 tsp oil/ghee. 1 tsp black paper powder. Salt as per taste.   Instructions   Heat a large pan and pour 2 tsp ghee/oil. Add finely chopped onion and fry till it turns to pink color. Do not turn it in brownish.   Now add chicken stock. Then add all vegetables to the stock and boil at least for  10 minutes.   Add the sweetcorn and give it a nice stir.   Make a slurry of cornflour (optional) but it thickens the soup. Add this slurry and let it boil for 5 minutes.   It is time to add chicken, salt, and black pepper powder. Mix very well and let it boil for 10 minutes.   Chicken and vegetable soup is ready. Garnish with the green part of spring onion.

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